SDGs need to avoid environment-development trade-offshttp://southasia.oneworld.net/news/sdgs-need-to-avoid-environment-development-trade-offs
According to a new, the Sustainable Development Goals will sustain only if they are underpinned by a secure foundation of natural capital.No publisherAshok KumarSDGsSustainable DevelopmentUNEPSouth AsiaEnvironmentNatural resources2015-07-25T11:30:00ZArticleThe Millennium Development Goals Report-2015http://southasia.oneworld.net/resources/the-millennium-development-goals-report-2015
The MDG report confirms that goal-setting can lift millions of people out of poverty, empower women and girls, improve health and well-being, and provide vast new opportunities for better lives.No publisherAshok Kumar2015-07-16T08:11:43ZArticleIndia, China played central role in poverty reduction: reporthttp://southasia.oneworld.net/news/india-china-played-central-role-in-poverty-reduction-report
Despite significant gains accomplished by the MDGs, progress has been uneven across the globe, the final MDG report reveals.No publisherAshok KumarChinaIndiaMillennium Development GoalsSouth AsiaPoverty and Hunger2015-07-07T16:32:18ZArticleNew HIV infections down by 49% in Southern Asia: reporthttp://southasia.oneworld.net/news/new-hiv-infections-down-by-49-in-southern-asia-report
The report also reveals that under-five mortality rate in South Asia has fallen by 60 per cent or more since 1990.No publisherAshok KumarHealth MDGsIndiaMillennium Development GoalsSouth AsiaUN-ESCAP2015-07-07T15:09:21ZArticleUsing hashtags to feed children in Indiahttp://southasia.oneworld.net/news/using-hashtags-to-feed-children-in-india
The campaign 'If hashstags could feed' on Twitter is aimed at persuading people to donate money towards feeding the school children in India.No publisherAshok KumarSouth AsiaIndiaSocial mediaHunger and PovertyTwitterChildren2015-07-06T11:51:18ZArticleAllow farmers to take their own decisions: IFFCO MDhttp://southasia.oneworld.net/news/allow-farmers-to-take-their-own-decisions-iffco-md
Building a conducing farming atmosphere is important for reducing a farmer’s dependency on the external factors, opined experts at a summit in New Delhi.No publisherAshok KumarAgri-businessIndian FarmersAgricultureSouth AsiaFarming2015-06-22T08:11:01ZArticlePrivate investment crucial for Indian agriculture: Govthttp://southasia.oneworld.net/news/private-investment-crucial-for-indian-agriculture-govt
Experts at an agro summit in New Delhi called for bridging the information gap in the agricultural sector for enhancing farmers’ profits.No publisherAshok KumarAgri-businessAgri-technologyAgricultureSouth AsiaIndian GovernmentIndian Farmers2015-06-19T19:30:00ZArticleFor a better future, over four lakh Indians write to PMhttp://southasia.oneworld.net/news/for-a-better-future-over-four-lakh-indians-write-to-pm
Lakhs of Indians write to the Prime Minister for a better future as part of the Action-2015 May mobilisation campaign.No publisherAshok KumarGirl educationClimate ChangeGirl childSouth AsiaCivil societyHunger and PovertySustainable Development2015-06-08T14:27:15ZArticleMobile services to benefit 7 crore Indian farmers: reporthttp://southasia.oneworld.net/news/mobile-services-to-benefit-7-crore-indian-farmers-report
The mobile based services would be especially beneficial to the small and marginal farmers living on the edge of poverty, says the report.
No publisherAshok KumarMobile technologyAgricultureSouth AsiaMobile phones2015-05-28T19:30:00ZArticleIndia, Pakistan report least inclusive growth in Asia-Pacifichttp://southasia.oneworld.net/news/india-pak-report-least-inclusive-growth-in-asia-pacific-study
In terms of inclusive growth, developing countries like India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh rank at the bottom in the Asia Pacific region, says a report by the UNESCAP.
No publisherAshok Kumar2015-05-14T12:35:00ZArticle Social myths trigger malnutrition in tribal, rural areashttp://southasia.oneworld.net/news/social-myths-trigger-malnutrition-in-tribal-rural-areas
Civil society leaders have urged the Indian government for a comprehensive strategy involving people to arrest severe acute malnutrition.
No publisherOWSA2015-01-21T10:25:00ZArticleMGNREGA to be strengthened to empower rural Indianshttp://southasia.oneworld.net/news/mgnrega-to-be-strengthened-to-empower-rural-indians
India’s Minister for Rural Development said that if the need arises some new works will also be added to the scheme.No publisherAshok Kumar2014-11-13T08:59:14ZArticleSocial schemes fail due to lack of community participation: Dipa Sinhahttp://southasia.oneworld.net/peoplespeak/social-schemes-fail-due-to-lack-of-community-participation-dipa-sinha
Dipa Sinha, a right to food campaigner, who has earlier worked with the office of the commissioner to the Supreme Court of India on the on Right to Food Act, says community mobilisation is necessary for successful implementation of public welfare schemes.
Dipa talks to OneWorld South Asia at the National Consultation on Community Action for Health in New Delhi. Excerpts from the interview.No publisherAshok KumarIndiaSocial security2014-11-07T11:28:48ZArticleEradication of poverty a fundamental obligation: UN chiefhttp://southasia.oneworld.net/news/eradication-of-poverty-a-fundamental-obligation-un-chief
“Entrenched poverty and prejudice, and vast gulfs between wealth and destitution, can undermine the fabric of societies,” said Ban Ki-moon, the UN chief.No publisherAshok Kumar2014-10-25T02:30:00ZArticleRole of family farmers lauded in ending global hungerhttp://southasia.oneworld.net/news/role-of-family-farmers-lauded-in-ending-global-hunger
“Family farmers are key to unlocking global progress,” said the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.No publisherAshok Kumar2014-10-24T02:30:00ZArticle